Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.0° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 2AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
1
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.4
N
6
2
NNE
6
2.2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
9
2
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
25
53
58
80
151
312
570
715
714
524
468
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
E
5
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ESE
20
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13PM1.63m
11:40AM1.62m
11:54PM1.59m
12:26PM1.59m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.24m
5:19AM0.19m
5:38PM0.32m
5:59AM0.27m
6:25PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
6
13
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
11
10
10
11
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
12
10
8
8
9
10
11
12
11
10
12
11
11
10
11
11
13
9
8
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